DenmarkGrundloven, rettigheder og retssamfundet 5 · Constitution, rule of law, rights and duties
What does freedom of expression (ytringsfrihed) mean in Denmark?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad betyder ytringsfrihed i Danmark?
- aThat all newspapers and books must be approved by the state before they can be published.At alle aviser og bøger skal godkendes af staten, før de må udkomme.
- bThat you can freely say what you think, but you can be punished afterwards for unlawful statements.At man frit kan sige sin mening, men kan straffes bagefter for ulovlige udtalelser.Correct answer
- cThat you can never be punished for anything you say or write in public.At man aldrig kan blive straffet for noget, man siger eller skriver offentligt.
Why?
Nobody has to approve a text before it is made public. But unlawful statements, for example defamation or racist statements, can be punished afterwards.
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The police have arrested a person. How quickly must the person either be released or be brought before a judge?Correct answer:Within 24 hours
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Source
Questions from past Medborgerskabsprøve papers (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim with their official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the official study material. The explanations are ours. Questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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